24195 Mercedes CLK-GTR - Tamiya 1/24  [24195]

Towards Mercedes CLK-GTR The FIA GT Series was inaugurated in 1997, and even more well-liked by motorsports buffs throughout the world. In vying the title, Mercedes joined their CLK-GTR the 1997 period. It was developed and tuned by the AMG firm, that's popular for their considerable involvement in motorsports rushing.

although forward profile towards CLK-GTR keeps some resemblance utilizing their main-stream CLK, it is not the typical CLK but a tremendously higher level pure race variation. The monocoque includes carbon dietary fiber composite and reinforced by built-in steel roll cage. The 5,987cm� V12 engine, producing greater than 600 horsepower output, is bolted right to the monocoque and works as a load-carrying element. The tremendous power is taken to the trunk tires via a transversely mounted, six rate sequential transmission. The four wheel double wishbone suspension system system is attached to the multiply-adjustable gasoline force shock absorbers via pull-rods and rocker hands to supply optimum road maintaining performance. Front and back tires are fitted with wide competition slicks, and dual-circuit stopping system system with internally ventilated stopping system discs provide good stopping power.

with all the current experienced motorists such as for instance Bernd Schneider and Klaus Ludwig at wheel, the Mercedes CLK-GTR obtained six victories out of eleven occasions in its very first period of 1997, bringing not merely the driver's championship to Schneider while the group award the AMG-Mercedes.